WHEREAS, since marijuana prohibition began, against the recommendation of the American Medical Association, great injustices in our legal system have occurred, and,
WHEREAS, extensive penalties imposed for violators and respect for our laws have caused opinions to be suppressed; therefore, depriving general knowledge amongst the public, and,
WHEREAS, marijuana prohibition has deprived americans of higher education due to the difficulty in obtaining the substance for physicians and scientists, and,
WHEREAS, the effects of marijuana are lesser than than that of alcohol and when experienced, sends a confused educational message about other federally prohibited drugs that are truly dangerous and deadly drugs, and,
WHEREAS, in light of the severity of the present crack epidemic, governmental action is imperative to accomplish what our United States forefathers intended in initiating narcotics control, worldwide; to protect american citizens from dangerous and deadly drugs, and,
WHEREAS, marijuana prohibition aids in the progression of said epidemic by deflecting the attention of agents and the initial intention of narcotics control, and,
WHEREAS, the Land of the Free has the highest incarceration rate in the world and non-violent cannabis consumers have continually received sentences equal to those of murderers, non-descriminative of teens or terminally ill, and,
WHEREAS, adults in the Netherlands, home of the International Court of Justice, are allowed the freedom of choice regarding marijuana use, as well as make great profit and attract many american tourists; americans are being denied this freedom even in terminal illness, and,
WHEREAS, the United Nations estimate in late 1990s of 144 million marijuana users compared to 29 million, 14 million, 9 million on dangerous and deadly drugs, shows the basic common sense among humans to avoid danger, and,
WHEREAS, alcohol has long been known to induce violent attitudes, be socially dangerous and extremely threatening to families; marijuana has long been known as a valuable resource throughout the history of the world and induces peaceful and non-violent attitudes, and,
WHEREAS, the advanced education of the United States has the capabilities of finding new and innovative ways to use marijuana in addition to those of humans over the past 10,000 years, and,
WHEREAS, marijuana re-legalization has many economic and industrial benefits, and,
WHEREAS, marijuana has never killed anyone, but many have been killed by law enforcement agents in search of same,
THE MARIJUANA MOVEMENT respectfully requests Open-mindedness in examining the facts so that we may properly educate and fairly evaluate marijuana for the purposes of higher education, justice, liberty, protection from dangerous drugs, economical revenues and the advancement of our country.
THE MARIJUANA MOVEMENT forbids the use of every other federally prohibited drug, in any manner other than designated by the federal government, as they are extremely dangerous and/or deadly drugs.
THE MARIJUANA MOVEMENT contends that it is in the best interests of the United States of America to re-legalize marijuana, to the same extent as alcohol.
THE MARIJUANA MOVEMENT endorses anti-war, education on rationalized problem solving; love and inner peace. |
